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influence of Marcelo Rossi and the joy of being Catholic¹ (209-210)

Novelty of Rossi in terms of style rather than substance which is still conservative (211)

Nonetheless radical redefinition of being Catholic as a calling, and a liturgical setting charged with joy, gratitude and happiness ²(211)

focus on angels rather than demons ³(212)

argues that liberation theologians critiques of Rossi lack scientific basis and have not investigated the composition of his audience⁴ (212-213)

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concludes by suggesting that the New Catholicism may be more robust than IURD style evangelicalism ⁵

1PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 209–210.

2PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 211.

3PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 212.

4PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 212–213.

5PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 214–215.